• Jeffrey Wertkin says work, money pressures drove him to crime
• Prosecutors say he was greedy and deserves 34 months in prison
The pressure finally got to Jeffrey Wertkin.
Wertkin is a former Justice Department lawyer who stole sealed whistle-blower lawsuits and offered to sell them to companies named in the cases. After pleading guilty, he now says the demands of succeeding at a high-powered Washington law firm and providing a better life for his family left him depressed and pushed him down “the wrong path,” according to a legal brief.
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